It won five cabinet positions in the three-party coalition, including the powerful economy and foreign ministries.
And a host of missteps that some even within the party concede has stalled the Greens’ momentum.
Today the Greens are widely viewed as a drag on the government of the Social Democratic chancellor, Olaf Scholz, which one poll gave a mere 19 percent approval rating.
The Greens have drawn withering attacks from even their own coalition partners.
To their opponents, the Greens have overreached on their agenda and become the face of an out-of-touch environmental elitism that has alienated many voters, sending droves to the far right.
Persons:
Olaf Scholz
Organizations:
Germany’s Green Party, Greens, Social Democratic
Locations:
Ukraine